cracking
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After reaching the French Open semi-finals two years ago, Andreeva continued to make great strides in 2025, winning two WTA 1000 titles and cracking the world's top five.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
But they face challenges cracking an industry long considered too local, fragmented and diverse to accommodate big-money investors, people who work on these deals say.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
His condition is both a superpower and a vulnerability, as we see when he discovers a dangerous new skill, cracking safes, with his unique ability to hear the tumblers of the lock moving internally.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
Its potential applications range from enabling breakthroughs in drug development and materials science, to cracking encryption techniques widely used in computer security.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
“Lala, are you sure the boy was dead? Like, dead dead?” she asks, her voice cracking.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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